Orazio Vecchi (1550- 1605), So Ben, Mi C'ha Bon Tempo, The Amaryllis Consort.

With works by:

Dirck Hals (1591- 1656)
Theodoor Rombouts (1597- 1637)
Gerard van Honthorst (1592- 1656)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571- 1610)
Leonello Spada (1576- 1622)
Mattia Preti (1613- 1699)
Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591/1592- 1624)

So ben mi ch' à bon tempo
Al so ma basta mo'
So ben ch' è favorito
Ahimè, no' l posso dir
Saluti e baciamani
son tutti indarno a fè
Passeggia pur chi vuole
che 'l tempo perderà

I know a lucky fellow.
But I can't say who it is
He seems to be quite a favourite.
But my lips are sealed
O! If I could only tell you.
Who comes, who goes, who stays.
But if I did,
You would probably despair.

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